New Era unveils roundtable talk panel

The fifth Annual New Era College Women in Engineering Roundtable Talk is to be held in the BTV Studio on June 23 under the theme, "Mentorship Matters: Building Stronger Networks for Women Engineers." The New Era College Women in Engineering Roundtable Talk is to be followed by a gala dinner on the evening of the day as New Era College joins in the International Women in Engineering Day celebrations. Speaking at panellist unveiling media session held this week, New Era College's Public Relations and Partnerships Manager, Kgosi Moremong explained the thought behind the day-event. He said it came after the realisation that enrollment in New Era College is skewed towards the male students in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM). Moremong added the purpose of the event is to encourage more girl students to take up the space in the male dominated engineering field.

"We want to girl students to take up engineering and transform it from being male dominated environment. Other than our enrollment numbers being skewed, studies have shown that diverse teams, organisations with diverse teams are more profitable and more successful when there is diversity in voices.